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Historical Event on 10/17/1994

Kapil Dev's last one-day international vs West Indies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1985Balram Jakhar elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
4/6/1978Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by an innings and 193 runs to win Ranji Trophy.
2/18/1998C. Subramaniam, former Maharashtra Governor, is awarded Bharat Ratna.
9/11/1987Mahadevi Verma, Gyanpith award winner and one of the greatest luminaries of modern Hindi literature, passed away.
9/5/1962Dr. Radhakrishnan's birthday declared as Teachers Day.
8/19/1946Cabinet Mission's plan announced an interim government, which was formed by reconstituting the Viceroy's Executive Council. The Muslim League took umbrage and started direct action. Riots broke out as Muslims attacked Hindu's in Calcutta and the rest of Bengal. The Viceroy persuaded the Muslim League to join the government. But the League declined to join the Constituent Assembly unless the demand for a seperate state of ""Pakistan"" was conceded.
9/30/1687Aurangzeb acquired the famous Golconda fort near Hyderabad from the Qutub Shahi Sultan Tana Shah due to the treachery of his General Panni.
12/22/1871Lord Edward Allanbaro, governor general of India (1842-1844), died.
3/9/199314 bus passengers burnt to death in Andhra .
6/14/1886Orphanage for little girls was established.